Community Education: Your Path to Europe
Community Education: Your Path to Europe
EPALE (the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe) is a multilingual, open membership community of adult learning professionals. Serving as the hub for news, events and discussion on adult learning across Europe, EPALE invites community educators & trainers, researchers, and policy makers to get involved and showcase their work.
EPALE is an initiative of Erasmus+, the EU’s funding programme for education, training, youth and sport. Erasmus+ provides a variety of opportunities for Irish civil society organisations and communities to collaborate with European partners to develop and innovate. One of the programme’s target audiences is community & voluntary organisations - their staff and service users alike. Erasmus+ also has a particular focus on the informal and nonformal education and learning that our sector provides every day in communities throughout Ireland.
For this event, the team from Léargas, the Irish national contact point for Erasmus+ and EPALE, will join us for a discussion on how community and voluntary organisations can benefit from both programmes.
Topics covered will include:
- An overview of Erasmus+ funding
- How to get the most out of your EPALE membership
- Best practice case studies
- Supports available
- Q&A.
Whether you are brand new to EPALE and Erasmus+ or looking to scale up your existing activity, don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to network with your peers and learn from organisations just like yours!
This event is a joint collaboration between The Wheel’s Access Europe programme and Léargas, the National Agency for Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps in Ireland.
Access Europe is funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
- You can book places for yourself and/or colleagues by clicking the button below.
- This event will take place in-person
- Please email matthew@wheel.ie if you have any special requirements.
Meet Your Trainers:
Mark Guerin is the Support and Development Officer for EPALE in Ireland.
Mark has been the EPALE Ireland Coordinator since June 2023 and having previously worked in the Tourism, Culture and Heritage sector. As a traditional Irish Storyteller, Mark has worked alongside colleagues from across Europe as a member of FEST (Federation of European Storytellers). With a BA in Fine Art, Mark has a strong interest in creative engagement, experience design and immersive learning
Jemma Lee is the Senior Support and Development Officer for Adult Education in Léargas. Her role is to support organisations to grow and develop through Erasmus+ projects and funding. Jemma supports organisations at all stages from initial idea, through to grant application, project implementation and reporting. Jemma's background is working in the community and youth work sector and she has a special interest in supporting grassroots organisations to access the Erasmus+ programme.
Isabel Loughran is the Projects and Administration Officer for EPALE in Ireland.
Isabel has been part of the team since January 2024. With a background in the arts and a track record in administration and project management, she holds a BA in Fine Art Ceramics from The National College of Art and Design, and a Masters in Cultural Policy and Arts Management from University College Dublin. Isabel has a passion for work that involves creative processes and organisation, and that drives social change and upholds values in inclusion and diversity.
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